why do ppl write "pwned" or "pwnage" when dueling?

bcoz they are noobs o_O

why did it **** when i wrote ****z... oh nvm

it means u gutted, p3wnz means u kiked their a...ss

Wow.. if you are seriously asking this you are not very much of a computer game player.. i'm not sure exactly what pwned.. really stands for.. its not a full word.. rather its something like RPG.. one of those types of words.. my mind went blank on the word.. but i'm sure it started in FPS where most of the computer nerd lanuages come from... *cough (counter-strike) cough*

wolf has almost explain everything..
pwned also mean something like u own them...

Yeah those words are stupid. Haha, you don't own anyone its just a computer game, wtf?